Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
WACO.
4 White Man and Negro Woman 10
Answer 90 the Grand Jury for
Uniting In Marriage.
To Wed a Mexican Senor-Thc Horse
Thieves Den Haided and Alexander
Smith Is NIortally Wounded.

] Special to the Gazette,
WACO, TEX, Feb. l2.-The following
document was filed before Justice
Makeig this morning:
"The state of Texas, county of
McLennan. Personally appeared before
| the undersigned au hority, Percy McGhee,
vino, after being by me duly sworn, deposes
and says that DR.. Peters, in the county
OF McLennan ard state of Texas, on or
about February 8, A. D. 1887, did then
and there unlawfully and knowingly
intermarry with one Annie Thompson, ne,
the said DR.. Peters, being then and there
q white man, and she, the said Annie
| Thompson, being then and there negro
woman, contrary TO the form Of the
statute IN such Caaes made ard provided,
! and against the peace and dignity OF the
| stnte. PERCY MCGHEE.
Officers Lee jenkins and Percy McG2ee
made the arrest. The woman Annie
| Thompson is better known as Annie
Brown, and has resided in Waco for 8
number of years. Dr. Peters is veteTi-
nary surgeon, and has only resided here
a short time. The two went to G8tesville,
| where the license was obtained, but they
did not marry there. II is said Sheriff
Lanham told them if they cid marry in
Gainesville he would arrest them. They
came back to waco and were married
here on the 9Th inst, Rev. DR.. K. c. Bur-
Lesson performing the ceremony. The two
gave bond iu the sum Of 800 this after
noon for their appearance before the
grand jury.
Senior Pedro de Leon of Monterey, Mex
leo, accompanied by his friends Srnor
Gisfero Gonzales and DR.. Albert Van
Colt, arrived in the city yesterday. Senior
de Leon comes on delicate mission,
and Will, in few days, lead to Hymen's
altar Miss Kate Turnbull, daughter Of
Major Ge1ge W. Turnbull, and transplant
her from the Lone Star STATE to the land
OF God and Liberty. Miss Turnbull is
one of Waco's fairest daughters. She
first met Senior de Leon in Monterey, NJ "
leo, last summer, when she WAS with her
brother, Mr.. f. M. Turn oull, and who
died there.
Senior de Leon brings with him high
recommendations from American citizens
of Monterey, and the wedding will be
celebrated with much eclat. One notable
feature of the love, courlShip and mar
riage will be that the intended bride can
not speak Spanish nor can the Senior
Interpreter.
| Officers Dan Ford, Lee Jenkins. Dec
Cook and Alexander Gill reiied the brush
last night aud captured I'm Berry, 8
brother of Elisha w. Berry. VINO was
captured Jew nights ago. The charge
against John is for theft of steer from
the Widow Barnes, near Mart. John was
sentenced to the lenitentiary in 1876 for
the theft Of horses, but was psrdUned by
Governor Coke; the petition for his par
don was sigued by d large number Of the
best citiZeDs OF McLennan county, and the
plea set forth was the youthfuiness of the
felOn. John cid not take heed OF the con-
sequences OF stealing, and il seems that
he has been watched By the officers for s
number of years. In beating the brush
the officers came upon an old and de-
serted cabin and found 9 half-starved
| horse in il. The horse h&d been lett
| there by L. W. Berry at the time he was
arrested, and was almost famisheG. 1t
| was branded l K on the left thigh. They
also found two sets of harness and
number Of brides and other gearing The
| fellow Elisha Berry, is brother TO John
| Berry, and was arrested few days ago
and carried to Cooke county or charge
Of horse stealing, and is thought to have
| been the one who stole the goods and hid
| thin.
Alexander Smith. nephew of Bill
| Smith who resides on Tehuacana creek,
| this county, aud son of John Smith of
Leon county, was shot by Officers Dan
Ford and Sam WhaIey this morning, and
is now lying moltally wounded
in the county jail. The shooting was
done by Deputy Sheriff Dan Ford and
Deputy Constable Sam Whaley. The Of
| ticers named in company with Officers
Dee Cooke, Alex Gill and Il. Felton, left
Waco eallY this morning to beat the bush
on White Rock creek and see if they
could make any more discoveries in
the horse thieves den. They dis
covered the head and hoofs of q beef
steer which had been recently killed
and also q lot of harness which had
| been stolen from the neigAboriDg
farmers. While beating around,
Messrs. Ford and Whalcy became
separated from the others, snd were
crossing an old field when they heard
signal shot to the right of John Barry's
house. Soon they heard another signal
shot, and Dan said to Sam: "Now
we are in for it." The two officers
| rode on and soon came upon
Alex Smith, wcc is charged with
| the theft of steer. He Was first seen
about sixty yards ahead riding dun
horse. Tae officers commanded him to
halt Smith replied that he didn't have
/ to-" a, opened fire ON the officers. They
returned the fire and chased him ard the
battle opened. Running up within a few
feet of Smith, they asked him to sur
render. but he fred his pistol at them in
reply. They fired egain and
shoJ him and his horse both.
The ball entered the right side
just. above the hip, and is in the body.
Smith was brought to this city this after
noon. DR.. Hsibert, assisted by other
physicians, made Nn examination of the
wound this afternoon. The officers acted
solely in seif-defense, End caano: be held
guilty of any crime.